Fruity dry
Oaky aroma, thick attack. The taste is fruity and dry. Light on the palate, it goes in easily and is light and full-bodied.
It is as good as the accompanying tuna steak 🤣.
On a trip to Sado, I stopped by a warehouse. I was completely unfamiliar with the brewery, so I changed into sandals and bought the products in what looked like a corner of the office. I wondered if it was a small place in Sado, but when I looked at the shelves, I found "Itaru". There is a "Itaru" store in my prefecture, and I have bought it before. So this is where they make it.
Itsuki is a modern sake, but I bought it because it seemed to be the main product of Maryo.
The aroma smelled like sake, which is typical of Japanese sake. There is no bitterness, but rather a sweetness or a richness from the rice, and this tendency seems to intensify when the sake is warmed up a little. It's not modern, but it's also not the watery, characterless, and unrefined smell that is sometimes found in junmai level local sake. It has a thicker feel. It's orthodox, but I could drink it, even though I don't usually drink that type of sake.
1590 including tax.
Some fresh sake from the trip in Sado island. A very small and raw sake brewery. Would say it is quite a standard one - lemonish yellow in color, melon and banana on nose. Palate it leans more towards cream and fresh cheese, with slight hint of soy sauce and umami. Overall the alcohol feel is a bit too prominent though, can blend together better.